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7	->''"An iris in would be appropriate now, don't you think?"'' [iris out on Eddy] ''"Thank you."''
8	-->-- '''Edd''', ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'', "Here's Mud in Your Ed"
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10	A transition where the screen turns to solid black starting at the edges and pushing inwards, forcing the view of the scene into an ever-dwindling circle in the manner of a camera iris closing. The circle is centered either on the physical middle of the screen, or on some object or person of importance in order to draw attention to it. When the center of the "iris" is on a person, it sometimes pauses to allow them to get off a OneLiner or other comment. Some shows use the Iris Out instead of FadeOut for [[ImpairmentShot a character's POV when they pass out/faint/are knocked unconscious]]. Image overlays are occasionally added onto the iris to give it an effect.
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12	The iris isn't required to be circular. If the episode ends on a romantic high note, it often takes the form of a HeartSymbol.
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14	A common variation is for the iris to almost close, then pop back open a little either to continue the cartoon or for one last gag before the iris finally closes altogether. A common [[BreakingTheFourthWall fourth-wall breaking]] variation on this variation is for a character to physically grab the closing iris, sometimes pushing it to [[FakeOutFadeOut prevent the scene from ending]], other times stretching it open to rant or to step through into the blacked-out screen.
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16	The effect originates from the early filming technique of shrinking the physical iris of the camera to film closing shots. At some point, this [[DeadHorseTrope became so cliche that variations and parodies were inevitable]].
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23	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
24	* An episode of ''Manga/TriGun'' features this, with the main character, Vash in the center [[BreakingTheFourthWall complaining about the little screentime in the episode]].
25	* Every episode of ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'' ends with a star-shaped Iris Out that pauses around Kirby, usually just to let him smile at the viewer and exclaim "Poyo!" Similarly, in the Original Japanese version, this also happens after Fumu reads the title card.
26	* Most episodes of ''Anime/KOn'' end with a FadeToBlack or just a straight cut to black or credits, but a few episodes end ''this'' way.
27	** In Season 1, Episode 5, the iris closes on Mio, who's just collapsed from learning that she has to fill in for Yui, who's ruined her voice for a few days from too much practice. Another iris opens on Yui, who tells us they have 3 days until the school festival...
28	** In Episode 6, a heart-shaped iris closes on [[ReluctantFanserviceGirl Mio]], who's traumatized from having accidentally given the audience a PantyShot.
29	** In Episode 12, a heart-shaped iris closes on Yui, who's just declared her love of light music.
30	** In Season 2, Episode 5, there's an iris for each of the five members, and a flower appears on each iris as they close.
31	** In Episode 17, an iris shrinks around Yui's face. Unusually, the area that is usually black is red with yellow polka dots in a regular pattern.
32	* ''Anime/SuitePrettyCure'' episode 2 uses this when [[KindheartedCatLover Kanade]] shakes [[MentorMascot Hummy's]] paw for the [[http://youtu.be/F9UfWL60GUE?t=36s first time]].
33	* In ''Manga/NonNonBiyori'', a prop used in the school festival is a black board with a hole cut out in the middle. Its use is demonstrated with Renge popping her head through the hole and saying "I've had it with these antics". It comes into use again at the end of the festival, when Natsumi has to sit in it and apologize for messing everything up. The segment ends with an Iris Out for real, with Natsumi saying "I've had it with these cultural festivals".
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36	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
37	* Every episode of ''Animation/{{Canimals}}'' ends on one of these. The circle formed by the iris-out is sealed by a can lid suddenly appearing over it.
38	* It's common in ''Animation/HappyHeroes'' for episodes to end on an iris out, often on a character.
39	* ''Animation/{{Mechamato}}'': The 4th episode ends with the screen lastly turning black around Amato and [=MechaBot=], with circles around their disappointed faces due to being punished.
40	* A common way to end episodes of ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'' is with an iris out on a character, usually Wolffy.
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43	[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
44	* ''Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea'' ends with an iris-out right after Ponyo and Sosuke [[spoiler:kiss]].
45	* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'': The film ends with a typical cartoon-style one, on Wheezy after his big finish on the Robert Goulet "You've Got a Friend in Me" number.
46	* ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit'' [[BreakingTheFourthWall breaks the 4th wall]] when WesternAnimation/PorkyPig interacts with the iris in the closing scene.
47	* In the music video for "1 True Love" from ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', there is a partial iris out on Tyler's eye.
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50	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
51	* ''Film/TheArtist'', a 2011 film but [[{{Retraux}} deliberately old-fashioned]], uses this as well as several other tropes from the late-silent period of cinema.
52	* The ''Franchise/StarWars'' films use the Iris Out along with {{wipe}}s for transitions instead of the standard {{dissolve}}. This is done as an {{Homage}} to the old film serials that influenced Creator/GeorgeLucas.
53	* This is done a lot in German silent films such as ''Film/TheCabinetOfDrCaligari''. Often, they would even start the iris out (or in) but stop partway through, so that only one part of the screen is visible and the rest is darkened. To some extent, this was a way of directing the audience's attention to a specific area of the screen that was superseded by the more mobile camera and faster editing style that became widespread by the later 1920s.
54	* ''Film/{{Feast}}'' III ends on an improvised variation, with the surviving character of the film using his hands to imitate an iris out.
55	* ''Film/TheCityOfLostChildren'' ends with a kid burping and the iris effect finished on the mouth.
56	* ''Film/TheSting'' ends with the two main characters walking off and the iris zooming in on them.
57	* The logo of the independent Hollywood studio, Avco-Embassy Pictures Corporation (1968-1982), began with an iris-out zooming out.
58	* Experimental Soviet film ''Film/ManWithAMovieCamera'' plays with this, ending with a shot ''of the camera lens'' as the iris closes.
59	* Famously used in Creator/OrsonWelles' ''Film/TheMagnificentAmbersons'' to stress the fact the film was taking place in the turn of the century.
60	* Used to fade out a couple of scenes in ''Film/TheKid1921''.
61	* Chaplin's ''Film/TheCircus'' ends with this effect as the Tramp walks away from the camera.
62	* ''Film/TheGoat'' starts with an Iris In and has at least two Iris Out in the middle section and at the end.
63	* ''Film/ThePhantomCarriage'' (1921) opens with an Iris In effect.
64	* ''Film/TheTallBlondManWithOneBlackShoe'' and its sequel end with this effect.
65	* ''Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban'' uses this frequently throughout the film.
66	* ''Film/{{Elf}}'' ends this way.
67	* ''Film/TheBlackStork'' often uses both iris in and out as scene transitions.
68	* ''Film/TheWildChild'' uses iris in and out as scene transitions, as a reference to silent films.
69	* ''Film/{{Wonderwall}}'' sometimes uses an iris out after one of Oscar's fantasies.
70	* ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny'': Befitting of this film being the GrandFinale of the ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' series, the last scene ends with an iris out on Indy's hat hanging on a clothesline. It pauses momentarily to [[AndTheAdventureContinues show the hat being taken by Indy offscreen]], quickly fading to black afterwards.
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74	* ''Series/CanadasWorstHandyman'': The final episode of season 6 ends with one.
75	* ''Series/PushingDaisies'': An Iris Out is the usual {{Idiosyncratic Wipe\|s}} used, where its old-fashioned feel complements the show's retro charm.
76	* ''Series/SesameStreet'': Used in the end of the opening theme to the 24th to 29th season. At the end of the recent variation of the "Frazzle" song is where the iris permeates along with the rip wipe with Frazzle grumbling twice when shrinking with an ease-in animation, which then vanishes after the second growl.
77	* ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'': The "Neighborhood of Make-Believe" segments are usually [[{{Bookends}} bookended]] by this, with the iris appearing on the trolly as it goes from the real world to the pretend one and back. This is one of Fred Rogers' ways of helping his young audience [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality know the difference between reality and fantasy]].
78	%%* ''Literature/TippingTheVelvet'': Used in Creator/TheBBC's adaptation.
79	%%* ''Series/MissFishersMurderMysteries'': Used at the end of every episode, to match the time period of the show.
80	* ''Series/UglyBetty'' does this on occasion, with the iris focusing on Betty after she gets into certain situations.
81	* In the UK, when the television signal used to cut off for the night, an iris out would close up into the centre of the screen, leaving just a little white dot which would then slowly fade.
82	* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': "Scoobynatural", a crossover with ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'', ends with an iris out like in a cartoon.
83	* ''Series/MakoMermaidsAnH2OAdventure'' only does this one time in "The Siren", which makes it seem really out of place. As Carly opens her laptop to show the others a video of a Canadian [[OurSirensAreDifferent siren]] luring a canoer with song, Zac, Evie, Sirena, Ondina and Mimmi immediately shut it down with a BigNO It irises out with a [[FreezeFrameEnding freeze frame]] of Carly’s face.
84	%%* ''Series/HoneyWest'': The opening sequence ends with one.
85	* ''Series/TippingTheVelvet2002'': In the TV version, obviously. Usually on Nan, since she's the narrator. Each episode closes on the scene by doing this, in the last one with a heart shape after Nan finds true love with Flo.
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88	[[folder:Music Videos]]
89	* Music/DireStraits' video for "Walk Of Life" ends with this.
90	* During Music/TheWho's 2012/13 Music/{{Quadrophenia}} And More tour, during "5:15", one of the video screens would show archival footage of John Entwistle taking a bass solo. And the end of the segment, as John salutes the audience, the video would IrisOut and go back to what was going on onstage.
91	* In Music/TheLindaLindas's video for "Talking to Myself" the band members are attacked by their [[VengefulAbandonedToy dolls, which have come to life and are angry about being excluded from band practice]]. They leave the girls lying in a heap all bloody and bruised, and the scene closes in on one of the dolls. Just before the shot closes fully, the dolls's eye pops open. CreepyDoll indeed.
92	* ''WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpy''[='=]s music video for "Music/CatHairballs" irises out on an unconscious Stimpy's butt, which had been stamped and branded with a "Grade A" mark of approval.
93	* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDWgsQhbaqU&feature=related music video]] for Music/MyChemicalRomance's "[[Music/TheBlackParade Welcome to the Black Parade]]" has a rather persistent one, which keeps on trying to end the video.
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96	[[folder:Video Games]]
97	* ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' and ''Banjo-Tooie'' used these as screen transitions. If you got a Game Over or decided to quit playing, the iris would take the shape of a profile of Grunty's head.
98	* Queen pulls one of these in ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}} Chapter 2'' after she [[spoiler:captures your party, excluding Ralsei, and betrays Berdly while she's at it.]]
99	* Both ''VideoGame/DragonsLair'' games and ''VideoGame/SpaceAce'' did this after each "miss" sequence. ''VideoGame/SpaceAce'' even does an "Iris In" with Borf taunting the player (except when the player got a game over, although the Borf taunting bits were still done before game overs in the blu-ray version). There are even heart-shaped irises that close out in Level 4 of ''Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp''.
100	* Used for all level transitions in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64'', with the iris in the shape of the initials "DK".
101	* ''VideoGame/IWasATeenageExocolonist'': A heart-shaped iris is sometimes used as a FadeToBlack during sex scenes.
102	* In ''VideoGame/KillerQueen'', whenever a win is achieved the screen first freeze-frames, then irises and zooms in on the player scoring the winning point.
103	* All ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' games released after ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' used iris-outs between areas in a world. The outline is always some sort of symbol related to the world currently in - a keyhole in Twilight Town, a Mickey Mouse head in Disney Castle, a lightning bolt medal in the Olympus Coliseum, a rose in Beast Castle, and a standard Iris Out in Timeless River...
104	* A heart-shaped version can be found in both endings of ''Super VideoGame/MeatBoy''.
105	* There's a mushroom-shaped iris out whenever Marisa collects a mushroom in ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarisaLand''.
106	* ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies'': "There's a Zombie on Your Lawn", the music video that plays when the player defeats Dr. Zomboss, ends with an iris out on Sunflower, who [[BreakingTheFourthWall winks at the viewer]].
107	* ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls'': The flashback after getting the fake gold cat statue ends with a HeartSymbol iris out.
108	* Also used to transition between scenes in many video games; for example, ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'' and ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'' did this using outlines of characters' heads rather than the traditional circle.
109	** When you entered a level in the original NES ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'', the transition was a box that always went into the center of the screen. The remakes used a circle that was always centered on Mario.
110	** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'' did this with a circle at the end of every stage, except those finished using a keyhole. Keyhole exits did an [[InvertedTrope inversion of this trope]] using the keyhole itself as the iris.
111	** In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG'', this happens each time you spend a night at an inn, stopping to let Mario strike his trademark pose before finishing.
112	** ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'', and the ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros'' games do this with the outline of Bowser's face whenever Mario loses a life. The ''New Super Mario Bros'' games also have generic circle irises for pipe and door entries and IdiosyncraticWipes for secret pipes hidden off screen. And, in ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'', if you enter a door in a hidden area, there's an additional iris-out for the passage.
113	** If you lose your last life in ''Galaxy'', then instead of Bowser's face, the iris out will be shaped like the words "GameOver" instead.
114	* ''VideoGame/VirgoVsTheZodiac'' uses an iris out as the FightWoosh from the overworld into battle encounters.
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118	* ''Webcomic/LoveUnlimited2022'': In the ''Ms. Marvel & Red Dagger'' arc, supervillain Curio shocks Ms. Marvel into unconsciousness and the story switches to her point of view, with oval panels shrinking as it all fades to black.
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122	* ''WebAnimation/SuperMarioBrosZ'' uses iris-outs that are somewhat merged with IdiosyncraticWipes:
123	** In Episode 7, after the Dancing Banana inexplicably causes an explosion in the Pipe Maze that sends Wario and Waluigi back out to the surface, they land on Jeff and Hal from WebAnimation/BowsersKingdom, and a banana graphic does this trope to ''VideoGame/{{Super Mario World}} 1'''s "iris-out" sound effect.
124	** Then, in Episode 8, Wario throws Waluigi at the Sky Pop Mark II in an attempt to steal Mario and the gang's Chaos Emeralds. Waluigi stops just short and does a Wile E. Coyote-esque fall. After he lands, we cut to a stunned-nearly-speechless Wario, and the same thing happens as in the Episode 7 scene, but with a "W" emblem.
125	* In the original Website/JibJab video "This Land", UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush grabs the iris at the end to mention Cheney.
126	* ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' does this at the end of almost every episode, with a few exceptions here and there. A common gag is for the iris to close on a character's body part, [[BlackComedy thus snapping it off.]]
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130	* ''WebVideo/EconomyWatch'': In the 2022 Halloween special "Cryptic Cryptos", the iris wipe is used to transition from the opening credits to the first scene, done to pay homage to old film serials.
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134	* Most ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'' episodes end this way, usually with the standard circle. "Love 'em and Flea 'em" uses a heart, as do "Swine Song" and "My Fair Moochie", while some use a star, like "Shake, Rattle, and Woof" and "Lucky All-Star". On a few occasions, the iris out is parodied by characters trying to keep the iris out open while trying to say something and other stuff.
135	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' almost always uses Iris Outs in the shape of whatever symbol Jimmy uses to identify everything he invents.
136	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' does this in in "The Castle", when Gumball and Darwin celebrate not having to go to school, [[FakeOutFadeOut despite being only a minute into the episode]] and the show normally ending with a SmashToBlack.
137	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'':
138	** The "Please Please Please Get a Life Foundation" segment ends with an iris-out on a {{Fanboy}}'s nose, but he reopens it, saying that ItsBeenDone before closing again.
139	** Called by name in the Willie Slakmer short "Karaoke-Dokie":
140	---> '''Yakko, Wakko and Dot:''' Iris Out already, please?
141	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' had a ''heart-shaped'' Iris out in "Harlequinade". The only example of one in the entire Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse.
142	* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' ends with Batman standing behind Plastic Man and Woozy Winks as they [[EverybodyLaughsEnding laugh at the way the case ends]]. The iris stops and re-opens, as Plas and Woozy stop laughing, pause and resume and Batman simply walks out of the shot.
143	* ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'': "A Better Mousetrap" starts to iris out at the end as the Maximals sadly contemplate Rattrap's HeroicSacrifice...then the iris reverses as Rattrap comes out of the ship, perfectly fine, and the episode continues for another minute.
144	* This isn't standard for the 2003 animated ''Literature/TheBerenstainBears'' series, but it's used at the end of "The Hiccup Cure" after Papa Bear [[HereWeGoAgain hiccups at the Squire's party]] but then says that he's just kidding. It's also used with Kenny in "Big Road Race" as the race ends.
145	* This is the standard episode closing for ''WesternAnimation/BlazeAndTheMonsterMachines'', usually centered on [[TheTrickster Crusher]] whenever he gets the episode's last laugh. A certain number of episodes fade to black instead.
146	* The first episode of ''WesternAnimation/BountyHamster'' ends with Cassie and Marion being ChasedOffIntoTheSunset by an angry mob, followed by this trope. Marion then [[BreakingTheFourthWall pops up to reassure the audience]] that they managed to give their pursuers the slip, only to hear one of the mob shouting: "There he is! In front of the hole that gets smaller!" and he flees in a hail of bullets.
147	* ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'': In "The Chicken From Outer Space", when Courage remarks, "This shouldn't happen to a dog!" It has since become a well-known gag on the series.
148	* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'' where the characters get involved in a movie production, everyone starts to argue about how to end the movie. The Diva wants it to end on her face, and another suggests a ride into the sunset, and and Launchpad starts to describe the iris out as the perfect way to end it. Guess which one they chose.
149	* ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' does this at the end of "Here's Mud in Your Ed", when Edd says while BreakingTheFourthWall, "An iris in [on Eddy] would be appropriate." After that happens and the screen is completely black, he says, "Thank you!"
150	* ''WesternAnimation/FetchWithRuffRuffman'', The 30-second animated [[TheStinger stingers]] usually end this way.
151	* All episodes of ''WesternAnimation/FudencioESeusAmigos'' end with this. Since one of the main characters has a round head and most episodes [[DownerEnding end with him being arrested and complaining to the audience about it]], this often happens around his head.
152	* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends'': At the end of "The Horror Hostess (Part 1)", Garfield worries about the trouble Jon is in and realizes it's the end of the episode. He fruitlessly tries to keep the iris from closing, muttering, "I hope this is a two-parter."
153	* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' episode "Hog Wild", Billy gets caught in the iris, which horrifically contorts his face until he slips through it so it can close.
154	* Used frequently (but not all the time) on ''WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes''.
155	* The same goes for almost all episodes of ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest''.
156	* On the animated version of ''Literature/LittlePrincess'', this is the standard ending for all episodes, generally holding to show what it's focused in on for about two seconds before going to black entirely and going to the credits. "I Want to be a Detective" from the third season is an exception to the rule. It instead ends with a flash photo capture of the final scene, showing Princess, Puss and Scruff all leaping for a biscuit (cookie).
157	* On ''Literature/LlamaLlama'', this is actually not the standard method of closing the show, but is nevertheless used at the end of "Lucky Pajamas," zooming on Mama Llama's face.
158	* The best-known examples of this can be seen in various [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Warner Bros. cartoons]]. which were already {{subvert\|edTrope}}ing the {{trope}} in the 1930s. One famous example is in many of Creator/BobClampett's cartoons, in which he created a "Beeo-woop!" sound effect to accompany the iris out at the end.
159	** "WesternAnimation/TheWearingOfTheGrin" ends with an iris out shaped like a shamrock.
160	** In "WesternAnimation/AllThisAndRabbitStew", the camera begins to iris-out on the Stepin Fetchit parody after being reduced to wearing nothing but a leaf over his crotch thanks to Bugs beating him in a game of craps. Bugs then jumps into the iris right before it closes and jumps out holding the leaf.
161	** In ''WesternAnimation/DuckAmuck'', WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck pushes the closing iris aside, since in his mind, the cartoon hasn't started yet.
162	* Usually used for ''WesternAnimation/LouAndLouSafetyPatrol'', with the iris being shaped like the badge of the Safety Patrol.
163	* ''WesternAnimation/LupoTheButcher'': Subverted when Lupo's severed head squeezes its way through the iris and continues to scream obscenities and insults during the credits.
164	* ''WesternAnimation/MakingFiends'': At the end of the [=TurboNick=] promo "No. 2 Pencil", Marvin calls out on Charlotte by saying that she's got his pencil, to which an iris centers around Charlotte's now-stunned face... who simply says "Teehee!" followed by the iris closing completely.
165	* Fairly common in ''Westernanimation/TheMask'', including the "one last joke before closing" (one time, it was fading with the baby putting on the mask, and then the circle returned to show the masked baby grumbling again). One time the Mask tried to weaponize it to finish the fightepisode sooner, but his enemy caught on and pulled the closing circle out.
166	* ''WesternAnimation/MaxAndRuby'' plays it straight to end each episode.
167	* ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouseClubhouse'': One that's shaped like Mickey's head closes on Mickey after he bids farewell to the viewers at the end of every episode.
168	* One ''WesternAnimation/MightyMouse'' episode with Pearl Pureheart and Oil Can Harry apparently ends on a cliffhanger and an iris out. The narrator calls out "WAIT!", causing the iris out to suddenly stop on a frozen image of Mighty Mouse in flight. The narrator pleads, "Gosh, we can't wait till next week. ''Please'' show us what happens now, won't you?" The iris opens back up and the show resumes as normal.
169	* Almost every ''WesternAnimation/{{Mixels}}'' ends with one of these. A couple of shorts leave it out, and two of the half-hour specials have them at the end of their first acts but not at the very end.
170	* Frequently used on ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
171	** Notably, at the end of the [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E2TheReturnOfHarmonyPart2 Season 2 Premiere]], as a ShoutOut to ''Film/ANewHope''.
172	** Pinkie Pie also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFlOZFSIsMQ has a fight]] [[BreakingTheFourthWall with the Iris Out]] at one point, and another at the end of "Magic Duel", where she reminds Twilight to restore her [[WipeThatSmileOffYourFace deleted mouth]].
173	** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E10SecretOfMyExcess Secret of My Excess]]" has an Iris Out in the shape of lips closing in on the lipstick mark on Spike's cheek.
174	* Frederator and Billionfold toons on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} have some trademark ones:
175	** ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' uses this with some variations. In one of the earlier episodes, the final shot is Danny, Sam and Tucker laughing with three iris outs on each of them. If the episode ends on a scene where only Danny and Sam are present, [[ShipTease expect the iris to be heart-shaped]].
176	** ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' has also used this with one for Timmy, Cosmo and Wanda all laughing.
177	** A really IdiosyncraticWipes example in ''WesternAnimation/FanboyAndChumChum'' -- instead of a closing iris, it's in the shape of teeth snapping shut.
178	* Almost all of the episodes of ''WesternAnimation/PaperPort'' end this way.
179	* The ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episodes "The Fast and the Phineas" and "Crack That Whip" end with this.
180	* ''WesternAnimation/RazzberryJazzberryJam'' uses these to transition from the end of the theme song to the beginning of the episode proper.
181	* The ''WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo'' episode "[[Recap/ReadyJetGoS2E22MarsRockForMomSeanHasACold Sean Has a Cold]]" ends with this.
182	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' will use this as an ending on some occasions in place of a FadeOut.
183	* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' uses these at the end of most episodes.
184	* ''WesternAnimation/RoliePolieOlie'' ends every scene with this. The iris is sometimes shaped like a square, in reference to Billy and his family.
185	* ''WesternAnimation/RosiesRules'': "Cat Mail" ends with a heart iris.
186	* This is also sometimes used on ''WesternAnimation/SergeantStripes''.
187	* Most episodes of ''WesternAnimation/{{Shelldon}}'' end with this, followed by a Doctor Shell segment recapping the events of the episode or teaching about real-life sea creatures. This segment ends with a regular brief fade to black before the credits.
188	* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': The only three episodes before season 9 that used to end with an iris out were "Wishing You Well", "Rodeo Daze" and "Trenchbillies". Now since season 9B started, this effect is now prominently used, and since season 11, it's become the general closing along with an accompanying sound effect.
189	* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' uses a star-shaped Iris Out, although episodes with particularly shocking, serious or sad endings use a SmashToBlack instead.
190	** Several episodes play with this trope, such as "Giant Woman" (the episode focusing on the FusionDance between Amethyst and Pearl): the iris out starts to close in [[FakeOutFadeOut but suddenly goes back]] when Steven finds out he can fuse as well. Cue SmashToBlack.
191	** Gradually, the star iris out became less common, even for endings where it would be tonally appropriate, to the point where the final season used it only for a quarter of the episodes, none of which were in the season's latter half.
192	** ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseFuture'' only even used it once for a FakeOutFadeOut.
193	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}}'': Done in the very first episode after [[spoiler:the Warden's plan works out and he [[ItMakesSenseInContext gets to eat the remains of a prison riot]]. He comments that his "plan tastes great! I mean, it could use a little salt, but otherwise it tastes great!"]] As the iris closes in, it stops for a moment just long enough for him to wink at the audience.
194	** Done again in the season 3 episode "Sticky Discharge", where [[spoiler:the Warden's plan to keep Paul in Superjail works, prompting the Warden to say "Isn't it great?"]] Cue iris out, stopping yet again for the Warden to wink at the audience.
195	* ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'' episode "The Bird! The Bird!" uses a strange variation. After the final line is delivered, the iris appears already partially zoomed in, and both the iris and image it frames shrink into nothingness shortly afterwards.
196	* ''WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera'' enjoys this a lot:
197	** "A Fistful of Nickels" ends with White Pantera and Puma Loco arguing over whether Manny will grow up to be a hero or a villain. The iris closes on Pantera shouting "Hero!" but it opens back up again on Puma Loco shouting "Villain!" before it closes for good.
198	** In "Oso Solo Mio", the iris-out begins with a heart shape as El Oso begins walking away with his love, birds singing around them. But then the iris opens back up as the she-bear he loves runs away from him and we realize the show still has a couple of minutes left.
199	* ''Franchise/TomAndJerry'' (pictured above): Almost all of the shorts [[EveryEpisodeEnding end with this]], save for select shorts where it instead fades to black.
200	* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'': In the exclusive clip for "[[Recap/TotalDramaZeekAndYeShallFind Zeek and Ye Shall Find]]", Ezekiel digs his way into the Fun Zone and befriends the mutants with a luxurious cake. After all he's been put through since ''World Tour'', Zeke now has a place where he's at peace. In the clips final seconds, the screen goes black except for a heart-shaped cut-out around Zeke's broadly smiling face. After a pause, the heart shrinks to leave a full black screen.
201	* This is the standard ending for ''WesternAnimation/WildAnimalBabyExplorers'', usually zooming in a character's face before going to the credits.
202	* This is the usual closing for ''WesternAnimation/MyFriendsTiggerAndPooh'', though Tigger will sometimes play around with it. Also, in "How to Say I Love Roo," the iris is in the shape of a heart, closing in on Kanga and Roo hugging.
203	* A Creator/WalterLantz short from the ''WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker'' family ended with the shrinking iris ''decapitating'' the character, but it was PlayedForLaughs.
204	* ''WesternAnimation/WorkItOutWombats'':
205	** "Game Changer" ends with an iris out on Malik and his muddy umbrella.
206	** "Helper For the Day" closes with an iris out on Zeke's face.
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